Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
- make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
- choke point: A strategic narrow passage or area where movement is easily restricted or controlled.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- have on: To be wearing something.
- highly unlikely: Not likely to happen or be true; improbable.
- by the day: With each passing day; daily.
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
- prior to: Before a particular time or event.
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- a few moments: A short period of time
- as a consequence of: Because of; due to something that happened before.
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- potentially: That could happen or become reality
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- component: One of the parts that something is made up of
- military: Army or armed forces
- tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- option: A choice
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
- transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
- barrel: To travel at high speed
- choke: To cause someone not to breathe
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- business: A company formed for making profit
- workforce: The total number of working people
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
- strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
- inactive: Not moving around a lot or doing many things
- navy: Very dark shade of blue
- shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
- unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
- ammonia: Colorless liquid or gas used in cleaning products
- tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
- exporter: Country, business selling goods to other countries
- snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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